Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037

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The Making of Steinway L1037
Directed by Ben Niles
Produced by Ben Niles,
Geoff O'Brien
Distributed by Argot Pictures
Release date(s) November 2007
Running time 81 min.
Language English
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Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037 is a documentary, that follows the construction of a Steinway piano over a year, from the search for wood in Alaska to a display at Manhattan's Steinway Hall. The documentary received its U.S. theatrical premiere at New York's Film Forum in November 2007.

Musicians, such as Marcus Roberts, Harry Connick, Jr., Bill Charlap, Kenny Barron, Hank Jones, Lang Lang, Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Hélène Grimaud, are testing and talking about the piano in the documentary.

[edit] Critical reception

Critics gave the film positive reviews. As of February 15, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 93% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 14 reviews.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037 - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2007-12-31.

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